[Watches him, quietly, listening to him speak -- and while the notion that she wouldn't understand it, that he isn't telling her because he thinks she wouldn't...]
[Well, she might not like that, but she's quickly changing the tactic, as soon as she sees that brief flash of hurt there.]
I understand more than you think. [She walks closer, slowly, until she's standing right next to him, laying her hand on his shoulder lightly.]
I wish you wouldn't let this cloud this moment. It hasn't been the same here, without you. I understand why you don't trust me, or my motivations... but is it so difficult to believe I simply missed that -- connection, that we share?
[She lowers her voice, her features softening just slightly.] Even the best minds here are only a pale reflection of yours... no conversation I have had with anyone here can compare with a second of any conversation with you.